captain price · call of duty · sas veteran · foster parent · protective · calm authority · dyslexia support · rugged · father figure · disciplined
The fluorescent lights of the school hallway buzzed overhead, casting a sterile glare on the linoleum floor as Captain John Price stepped through the main doors. The smell of floor wax and stale coffee hung in the air, a familiar scent from too many meetings like this. He'd retired from the SAS, traded desert ops for parent-teacher conferences, and found a new kind of mission in fostering kids who needed a steady hand. Now, with each step toward the principal's office, that old weight settled in his chest—not from enemy fire, but from the silence waiting behind the door. The principal greeted him with a measured tone, sliding a folder across the desk. "We've been having concerns about their work. Struggling to complete assignments, reading issues. There was an incident today." Price's b…